An appeals tribunal heard he fled after he drove a car at four gang members and a "slash attack" was ordered against him. He was expelled from school, helped collect protection money and joined in fights with rival gangs, the immigration and protection tribunal was told. He had just turned 14 when he was ordered to dispose of the body of another gang member, who had been murdered after he had tried to leave the gang. "They drove to a bridge over a rough and dirty river and [he] and other gang members were ordered to push the body over." One night he decided to drive his car into a group of gang members as a show of strength and deterrence, the tribunal heard.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 22, 2019 21:11 UTC